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title: "Glasgow Rangers: Fans rejoice at latest setback to Bayer Leverkusen squad for Europa League clash"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/gers-fans-leverkusen-squad-update-europa-league/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Rangers News"
published: "2020-08-05T20:00:44Z"
modified: "2020-08-05T20:00:44Z"
---

# Glasgow Rangers: Fans rejoice at latest setback to Bayer Leverkusen squad for Europa League clash

**Plenty of Glasgow Rangers fans are feeling increasingly optimistic about their team’s chances against Bayer Leverkusen in tomorrow’s Europa League round of 16 clash after the German club suffered a further setback to their squad.**

Scottish broadcaster Derek Rae, who [often commentates on Bundesliga games](https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-52574525), confirmed on Twitter (via [@RaeComm](https://twitter.com/RaeComm/status/1290953443226587136)) that Peter Bosz will be without five first team players for the second leg at the BayArena, into which his team brings a [3-1 lead from Ibrox](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51726183).

> 1 more Bayer Leverkusen absentee for tomorrow’s Europa League meeting with Rangers. Karim Bellarabi is out with a muscular injury, joining Paulinho (cruciate), Nadiem Amiri (withdrawn as precaution due to COVID contact), Kerem Demirbay & Mitchell Weiser (both suspended.) [#B04RFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/B04RFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Derek Rae (@RaeComm) [August 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/RaeComm/status/1290953443226587136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Karim Bellarabi has been ruled out with a muscle injury, joining cruciate ligament victim Paulinho in the treatment room, while Nadiem Amiri has been withdrawn from the squad as a precaution owing to the global pandemic. Bayer Leverkusen had already been shorn of Kerem Demirbay and Mitchell Weiser through [suspension](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2028226--leverkusen-vs-rangers/lineups/?iv=true).

The absences of Demirbay, Bellarabi and Paulinho deprive the Bundesliga side of a trio who have scored [11 goals between them](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bayer-04-leverkusen/leistungsdaten/verein/15) in the 2019/20 season. Meanwhile, speculation continues over the future of [Kai Havertz](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours/bayern-munich-hand-chelsea-kai-havertz-transfer-boost/), who has been strongly linked with a possible [£90m move](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1306788/Chelsea-transfer-news-Kai-Havertz-90m-asking-price-favourites) to Chelsea.

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Despite needing to overturn a two-goal deficit in Germany, these ‘Gers fans are giving their team every chance of doing so given the latest setback to Bayer Leverkusen’s squad ahead of the match:

> Keep them coming 😂
>
> — David Ure (@durie77) [August 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/durie77/status/1290954738922663937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/willytoonsley/status/1290957767931568129

https://twitter.com/AlanC\_69/status/1290956299270852608

> Bellarabi, Paulinho and Demirsby our. Big boost for Rangers [https://t.co/OqxB14Ax4B](https://t.co/OqxB14Ax4B)
>
> — Forza Gers⚽️ (@baldy\_phil) [August 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/baldy_phil/status/1290954839019720707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/BigMoLoyal/status/1290959802781270016

> Announce havertz to chelsea and we have a game
>
> — JT (@Jpt6392) [August 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/Jpt6392/status/1290956857905950721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***‘Gers fans, are you more confident about your team’s chances of progression given Leverkusen’s absences? Comment below with your views!***